alexithymia

BACKGROUND Disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) are common, but knowledge about their physiopathology is still poor, nor valid tools have been used to evaluate them in childhood. AIM To develop a psycho-gastroenterological questionnaire (PGQ) to assess the psycho-gastroenterological profile...

Highlights We report new evidence of high rates of autistic traits in a group with FND. 40% of participants scored positive on the AQ-10. 40% of patients also scored positive for alexithymia. Abstract Introduction In a cohort of adults with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), we aim to...

Abstract Evidence relative to facial emotion recognition and the role played by alexithymia in fibromyalgia syndrome is rare and heterogeneous. In this work, we investigated this ability in fibromyalgia investigating the implicit behaviour in the facial emotion recognition task, focusing on...

Abstract Objectives Much is unknown about the combination of Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) and alexithymia in later life, but it may culminate in a high disease burden for older patients. In the present study we assess the prevalence of alexithymia in older patients with either MUS or...

Full title: The longitudinal effects of seated isometric yoga on blood biomarkers, autonomic functions, and psychological parameters of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: a pilot study Open access, https://bpsmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13030-019-0168-x